Famous Hollywood Actors Without Oscars

WTF: These 10 Amazing Actors Haven't Received A Single Academy Award

Edit (2/29/2016): Leo has finally made it! He has received his first oscar for his performance in The Revenant last night at the 88th Academy Awards in LA.

While Leonoardo DiCaprio's ever ongoing Oscar snub marathon has turned into a meme on the internet, he's far from being the only one who's never had his go at a teary eyed acceptance speech at the Academy Awards ceremony.

Even Alan Rickman, who passed away recently at the young age of 69, was never nominated for a single Academy Award. After all, what does an Oscar really stand for? Is it a nod of approval from the largely old, white and male members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences or a gift on behalf of every single moviegoer around the globe?

The answer may not be straightforward at all, but we are sure of one thing: the following 10 amazing actors deserve plenty of Oscars for their unforgettable contributions to film.

Harrison Ford

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Despite his world-renowned role as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy, Harrison Ford has yet to win a single Academy award. He's remarkably only been nominated once, and that wasn't even for one of the Star Wars films. He was nominated for Best Actor in 1985 for Witness, a murder mystery that earned another eight nominations.

Robert Downey, Jr.

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Mr. Iron Man himself has had a lengthy acting career that dates back to 1970. And after his astonishing return to the big stage after drug related charges, he's had one hit after another and even won a Golden Globe for his work in the TV series Ally McBeal. But as far as Oscars go, he was nominated once for Chaplin in 1992, but never actually took one home with him.

Liam Neeson

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While the Taken series weren't exactly huge critical successes, albeit earning somewhat of a cult status, Liam Neeson has yet to call an Oscar his own. He was nominated once for Best Actor in Shindler's List (1994), but Tom Hanks' magnificent performance in Philadelphia was deemed superior.

Will Smith

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Will Smith recently made a big splash on the media when he openly criticized this year's Oscar nominations for being exclusively white. For the second year running. And looking at the numbers it's pretty astonishing. Only 44 African American actors have been nominated ever. Will Smith himself, who's been in a number of high status, very well regarded Hollywood movies in the past decade, he has only been nominated twice.

John Travolta

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Film legend John Travolta has been nominated twice for two outstanding, unforgettable performances: once in 1978 for Saturday Night Fever, and once for Pulp Fiction in 1995. Yet again, Tom Hanks managed to swoop in for his groundbreaking lead role in Forrest Gump.

Edward Norton

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While receiving three nominations over the span of over two decades, including a Best Supporting Actor nomination in Birdman that ended up winning four out of nine Academy Award nominations that year, Edward Norton has yet to win one for his own acting chops.

Joaquin Phoenix

The lead role of blockbusters such as Her and Inherent Vice has received three nominations in his acting career, including a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in legendary picture Gladiator in 2000. His latest role in the Woody Allen movie Irrational Man failed to impress the Academy and critics alike and won't be getting a chance at an Oscar this year.

Jim Carrey

Comedian Jim Carrey made his latest big appearance in Dumb and Dumber To - a movie that failed to stand out and fell short of any nominations. He has in fact never even been nominated for an Oscar by the Academy despite the impressive list of immensely popular movies he starred in throughout the past two decades.

Alan Rickman

Die Hard's Hans Gruber himself Alan Rickman (may he rest in peace) has never been nominated for an Academy Award in his lifetime. His unforgettable appearance in Harry Potter, nor his role in Love, Actually earned him one of the much desired golden statuette.

Steve Buscemi

He's appeared in numerous highly successful, and well respected movies in both leading and supporting roles such as The Big Lebowski and Reservoir Dogs. Yet, the Academy has yet to award him the honor of a nomination.